01 v. t. To bother persistently with trivial complaints; to subject to petty authority; -- said of a woman who thus treats her male companion, espec…
imp. & p. p.
Henpecked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Henpecking
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To bother persistently with trivial complaints; to subject to petty authority; -- said of a woman who thus treats her male companion, especially of wives who thus dominate their husbands. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively); as, henpecked for years, he finally left her.